Vocabulary

Maroons-escaped slaves that hid in mountains

Mulattos-people of mixed race with a white parent and a black parent

Scythe-a long, curving blade used for cutting grain and long grasses

Guerrilla army-a group of soildiers who usually are volunteers and not highly trained, professional soildiers

New World- one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically in America

Slavery-a system where people are treated as property and are forced to work